This is a remarkable, concise history of research on diet and heart disease, which traces the rise and fall of coronary heart disease as the major cause of death in the first world, followed by the rise of this cause of death in the developing world.
I had taught courses in applied ecology, population dynamics, and population management for many years and, like many of my colleagues, had grown acc- tomed to... Læs mere
The author of this book can be described as the father of modern epidemiology. Here he exposes the untenability of the prevailing teachings about clinical epidemiology and EBM, and advances a vision of major improvements in clinical medicine.
Roger Fosdick The Journal of Elasticity: The Physical and Mathematical Science of Solids invites expository articles from time-to-time in order to collect results in... Læs mere
Battery Management Systems - Design by Modelling describes the design of Battery Management Systems (BMS) with the aid of simulation methods. The basic... Læs mere
This book elucidates how cyberGIS (that is, new-generation geographic information science and systems (GIS) based on advanced computing and cyberinfrastructure) transforms computation- and data-intensive geospatial discovery and innovation.
With more than 100 color images, the volume will be useful to researchers and others interested in learning more about this promising area of... Læs mere
Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday,... Læs mere
Science for Peace and Security (SPS) cooperation brings together NATO & partners to address common security concerns reflected in the so-called SPS Key Priorities.